Take a Moment to Look at the GIFTS® Plus Pack Modules
Whether you are a Grants Administrator or an Executive Director, you'll benefit from the GIFTS Plus Pack.
GIFTS Batch Plus - Modify multiple organization, contact, request or payment records all at once.
GIFTS CGS Plus - Make it easier to complete the CECP
Corporate Giving Standard Survey Report (CGS).
GIFTS Charts Plus - Produce dramatic and colorful charts and graphs with just a few clicks.
GIFTS Email Plus - Send email blasts with attachments to an unlimited number of contacts, even staff – all within GIFTS.
GIFTS Link Plus for use with Outlook® 
- Easily link emails from Outlook to GIFTS for a more complete history of grantee communications.**
GIFTS Outcomes Plus 
- Instantly configure GIFTS to track and analyze outcomes for your organization.**
GIFTS Payments Plus - Create payment schedules for pending and approved requests, or modify the payment schedule for a request from a single screen. Create payment schedules in batch, saving you time and effort.
GIFTS Reminders Plus - Create reminder emails that will be sent automatically to staff and/or grantees about upcoming or overdue requirements and activities.
GIFTS Requirements Plus - Schedule and update grant and payment requirements on-demand and in batch to meet your specific criteria at any stage of your workflow. You can even batch delete requirements that are no longer valid.
GIFTS Tax Status Plus - Look-up, verify and update an organization’s Tax Status information against the IRS and Canada Revenue Agency Databases.
GIFTS Watchlists Plus - Automate the process of list checking for compliance with OFAC and counter-terrorism laws directly from GIFTS.
GIFTS Batch Plus - Alter multiple records in a single step
*This is a MUST-HAVE for anyone using GIFTS - it will cut your work time in half.
Create or change codes in batches. Database updates and modifications can be handled in one simple action.
- Assign Staff - Change staff associated with request records
- Modify Request Type - Change the request type for approved or pending requests
- Modify or Change Project Description - Append (beginning or end) or overwrite project descriptions for selected records
- Assign Meeting Date - Assign, change and remove meeting dates from specific records
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GIFTS CGS Plus - The Corporate Giving Standard (CGS) is an intuitive online data collection, reporting, and benchmarking system designed specifically for corporate philanthropy measurement
Members of the CECP can use GIFTS CGS Plus as it is an Excel template which links directly to GIFTS, using existing saved searches to extract the requisite data for the Corporate Giving Standard Survey Report (CGS).
- Fill Out the CGS Survey - CGS Plus is designed to help CECP members quickly and efficiently pull data from GIFTS
- Automated Calculations - CGS Plus helps you avoid mathematical errors
- Create Instant 'Snapshots' - Track your giving throughout the year
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GIFTS Charts Plus - Transform GIFTS data into presentation ready charts/graphs
Slice and dice the data just the way you want. You can build professional, presentation ready charts and graphs with just a few clicks.
- Create Charts - Create dramatic and colorful charts with the information in GIFTS
- Visual Aid - Side by side charts that present requests and payments through the charting of multiple data values
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GIFTS Email Plus - Send email blasts with attachments to any of your contacts, even your staff
With a few clicks you can email unlimited contacts and send attachments, all from GIFTS!
- Attachments - Extends GIFTS ad-hoc email by allowing you to include GIFTS documents in emails as attachments
- Unlimited Contacts - Easily "cc" staff, and email to unlimited contacts
- Added Flexibility - Access and add external documents (non-GIFTS)
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GIFTS Link Plus for use with Outlook®
- Link emails from Outlook to GIFTS for a more complete communication history**
- Copy email messages from MS Outlook to GIFTS individually or in batch
- Easily link an email to one or more existing Contact, Organization, Request, or Activity records in GIFTS
- Create External Document records from email attachments (Document Manager Module required)
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GIFTS Outcomes Plus
- Making it simpler to track and analyze outcomes**
Establish, assess and communicate the success of your giving programs through effective outcomes strategies.
- Select from several different investment types such as Improving Lives (direct service) or Capacity Building
- GIFTS is instantly configured to track the appropriate outcome-related fields
- Outcomes fields and data can be easily incorporated into all your work, including online application (IGAM) forms, correspondence, and reports
- Please refer to the GIFTS Outcomes Plus Frequently Asked Questions for more information about product requirements, features and benefits
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GIFTS Payments Plus - Gain increased flexibility in payment scheduling
Have more control over your payment schedules for pending or approved requests.
- On-Demand Payment Scheduler - Create payment schedules for Pending and Approved Requests
- Update Existing Payment Schedules - Change the payment schedule for a Request from a single screen
- Batch Processing of Payment Schedules - Create payment schedules for batches of Requests in a single screen
- Increase Your Flexibility in Payment Scheduling - Base payment amounts on percentage of grant amount, schedule payments outside of the start or end date of a grant, and specify whether payments that fall on a weekend are moved to a weekday
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GIFTS Reminders Plus - Email reminders can be automatically sent to grantees and staff
Never forget another deadline. With Reminders Plus, you have the ability to create reminder emails that will be sent automatically by your GIFTS system.
- Email Reminders - Automatically sends emails to staff and/or grantees about upcoming or overdue requirements or activities
- Automated Emails - Reminders are based on the date of the requirement or activity record in GIFTS
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GIFTS Requirements Plus - Data management tool replacing manual/tedious tasks
Stop having to repeat all of those tedious, manual steps when you have to change or assign grant requirements. Do it all with a few simple clicks.
- Schedule Requirements - Schedule requirements on-demand and in-batch to meet your specific search criteria at any stage in your workflow
- Schedule Payment Contingencies Automatically - Schedule payment requirements and make the payment contingent for a number of records all at once
- Delete Requirements in Batch - Keep your database information updated/correct and improve staff productivity by deleting groups of requirements no longer valid
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GIFTS Tax Status Plus - Look-up, verify and update an organization's status with the IRS/CRA
Verify an organization's exempt status against the IRS and Canada Revenue Agency Databases.
- Organization Look-up - Look-up and verify an organization's tax status with the IRS and the Canada Revenue Agency and add that information to GIFTS in just a few clicks
- Preference Setting - Define settings that allow you to specify which fields need to be updated, and how it will update in GIFTS
- Audit Trail - Keep a record of tax status changes in GIFTS
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GIFTS Watchlists Plus - Double check your information for compliance issues through GIFTS
Feel confident knowing your information has been verified against global watch lists.
- Automated Compliance Scanning - Automates the process of list checking for compliance with OFAC and counter-terrorism laws such as: The USA PATRIOT Act and Executive Order 13224
- GIFTS Records are Verified - Information is verified against global watch lists and will return any “hits” back to GIFTS for processing
- Audit Trail - All records are screened and results returned is available
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* The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for our products remains at MicroEdge's sole discretion.
** GIFTS Link Plus for use with Outlook and GIFTS Outcomes Plus cannot be used with Essential GIFTS.